jQuery vs document.getElementById

JavaScript performance comparison

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Preparation code

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<div id="element">value</div>
<script>
Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    function byId(id){ return document.getElementById(id) }
};
</script>

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value

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document.getElementById
$(document.getElementById('element'));
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jQuery
$('#element');
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wrapped getElementById
$(byId('element'));
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